Edexcel A-Level History 9HI0
The Crusades, c1095–1204Paper 1
England, 1509–1603: Authority, Nation and ReligionPaper 1
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In Search of the American Dream: The USA, c1917–96Paper 1
Germany and West Germany, 1918–89Paper 1
Britain Transformed, 1918–97Paper 1
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England and the Angevin Empire in the Reign of Henry II, 1154–89Paper 2
Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55Paper 2
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France in Revolution, 1774–99Paper 2
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The Crusades, c1095–1204
- 16 subtopics
- 47 things to know
- Paper 1
- Paper 1 breadth option, chosen from eight
What The Crusades, c1095–1204 covers
A Paper 1 breadth study of the crusading movement from Urban II's appeal in 1095 to the sack of Constantinople in 1204, covering why people took the cross, who led the expeditions, how the crusader states were held, and how the Muslim response hardened under Zengi, Nur ad-Din and Saladin. The historical interpretations section asks why the Fourth Crusade ended where it did.
Where it is assessed
Paper 1
Breadth study with interpretations, one option of eight.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 16 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Religious motives for the crusadesRecall questions on just war and the papal reform movement, plenary indulgence and the remission of penance, and the preachers who carried the appeal.Open →
- Political motives for the crusadesRecall questions on the Seljuk threat to Byzantium, Alexius I's appeal to Urban II, papal ambition, and the disorder in Europe the crusade was meant to relieve.Open →
- The knights and the crusadesRecall questions on knighthood and chivalry, the Peace and Truce of God, the protection of pilgrims, and what land and plunder in the East were worth.Open →
- The First CrusadeRecall questions on the People's Crusade, the eight princes and their rival priorities, Baldwin at Edessa and Bohemond at Antioch, and the capture of Jerusalem in 1099.Open →
- Louis VII, Conrad III and the Second CrusadeRecall questions on the calling of the crusade after Edessa fell, the rivalry of the two kings, their dealings with Manuel I, and the four-day failure at Damascus.Open →
- The troubled leadership of the Third CrusadeRecall questions on Barbarossa's death, the quarrel between Richard and Philip, the taking of Cyprus, and why Richard turned back twice from Jerusalem.Open →
- Geography and economy of OutremerRecall questions on the four states and the primacy of Jerusalem, the open eastern frontier, the seaports and the Italian trading privileges, and the pattern of Frankish settlement.Open →
- Defence of the crusader statesRecall questions on Baldwin I's coastal conquests, castle building on local models, the Templars and Hospitallers on the frontier, and the shortage of manpower.Open →
- The government of the crusader statesRecall questions on the reigns of the Baldwins, the quarrel with Queen Melisende, the High Court and the weakness of the crown, and the succession crisis of 1185.Open →
- Muslim political and religious divisionsRecall questions on the Sunni and Shi'ah split, the Fatimid approach to the crusaders, Kilij Arslan's defeats, and why Kerbogha's relief army failed at Antioch.Open →
- The growth of Muslim power, 1144–69Recall questions on Zengi and the fall of Edessa, Nur ad-Din's unification of Syria, the use of jihad as a political language, and his rift with Saladin.Open →
- The power of Saladin, 1169–92Recall questions on his seizure of Egypt and Damascus, the campaign that ended at Hattin, the fall of Jerusalem, and how he kept the city in 1192.Open →
- Innocent III's plans for the Fourth CrusadeRecall questions on the plan to attack Egypt, the clerical income tax, the absence of the kings, and the pope's response once the crusade went to Zara.Open →
- The size and leadership of the crusading forcesRecall questions on the Venetian contract and the shortfall of men, the death of Thibaut of Champagne, and why a coalition without a king could be pushed off course.Open →
- Venice and the Doge Enrico DandoloRecall questions on the terms of the fleet contract, the debt that took the crusade to Zara, Venetian grievances against Byzantium, and what the republic gained.Open →
- Prince Alexius and the sack of ConstantinopleRecall questions on the promises made by Alexius, why they could not be kept, his murder, and the three days of plunder that followed in April 1204.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
How did the debt to Venice shape the crusade's decisions?
What spiritual reward did Urban II offer crusaders who died or fought for the cause?
Name a key economic or social motive, beyond piety, that drew western knights to crusade.
Who was the papal legate appointed to lead the First Crusade spiritually?
Who became the first crowned King of Jerusalem in 1100?
Who became the first Latin Emperor of Constantinople in 1204?
Which 1097 siege was the first major joint success of the First Crusade, handing the city back to Byzantium?
Which rival Muslim power held Jerusalem when the crusaders captured it in 1099?
At which 1191 battle did Richard I defeat Saladin during the Third Crusade?
Who was the King of Jerusalem captured by Saladin at Hattin?
Which influential Cistercian abbot preached the Second Crusade?
At which council in November 1095 did Pope Urban II launch the First Crusade?
Which Byzantine emperor's appeal for military aid helped prompt Urban II to call the First Crusade?
Why did protecting pilgrims matter so much to the crusading ideal?
What popular, disorganised expedition of 1096 preceded the main armies and was destroyed in Asia Minor?
Which two European kings led the main royal armies of the Second Crusade?
Who called the Second Crusade, and in what year?
Which three European rulers set out on the Third Crusade?
What 1192 agreement ended the Third Crusade, leaving Christians a coastal strip and pilgrim access to Jerusalem?
Name the four crusader states established after the First Crusade.
Which military order, founded around 1119, was created to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem?
Why was the monarchy of Jerusalem structurally weak?
What were the two factions dividing the kingdom in the 1180s?
Which atabeg of Mosul revived the idea of jihad and captured Edessa in 1144?
The loss of which crusader county in 1144 triggered the calling of the Second Crusade?
Which pope launched the Fourth Crusade in 1198–1202?
Which European rulers failed to take part in the Fourth Crusade?
Which secular leader commanded the crusade and had ties to the Byzantine claimant?
What did Venice agree to provide for the Fourth Crusade?
What new state was created after the sack of Constantinople?
Which Byzantine claimant offered money and aid to divert the crusade to Constantinople?
Which eleventh-century movement strengthened papal authority and reshaped ideas of penance?
What did the papacy stand to gain politically from leading a crusade?
What material rewards drew knights to the East?
Which charismatic preacher is most associated with leading the People's Crusade?
What tensions arose between Louis VII and Conrad III?
Why did Richard I take Cyprus in 1191?
Which military order originated as a hospital caring for sick pilgrims in Jerusalem?
Why were the coastal cities Baldwin I's priority?
How did the divisions within the ruling elite contribute to the defeat at Hattin?
Which 1071 battle had opened Asia Minor to the Seljuk Turks and weakened Byzantium?
Why did a rift develop between Nur ad-Din and Saladin?
At which 1187 battle did Saladin destroy the main army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem?
Why was the shortfall in numbers so damaging?
What did Venice gain from the Fourth Crusade?
What did Alexius promise the crusaders?
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Which influential Cistercian abbot preached the Second Crusade?
Model answer
Bernard of Clairvaux.
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What spiritual reward did Urban II offer crusaders who died or fought for the cause?
Model answer
An indulgence remitting the penance owed for confessed sins.
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What is meant by the idea of a 'just war'?
Model answer
A war held to be morally justified because it is declared by legitimate authority, fought for a just cause and waged with right intention. Drawn from Augustine and developed by canon lawyers, it allowed the Church to present fighting as righteous rather than sinful.
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Which eleventh-century movement strengthened papal authority and reshaped ideas of penance?
Model answer
The papal reform movement, often called the Gregorian reform after Gregory VII, which asserted papal supremacy over the Church and over lay rulers.
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What was the Truce of God?
Model answer
The Church's ban on fighting on certain days of the week and in holy seasons, spread in the eleventh century and renewed by Urban II at Clermont to restrain knightly violence.
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Why was the recovery of Jerusalem such a powerful motive?
Model answer
Jerusalem held the Holy Sepulchre and was widely pictured as the centre of the world, so its recovery could be presented as freeing Christ's own patrimony from Muslim rule.
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- What does The Crusades, c1095–1204 cover in Edexcel A-Level History?
- 16 subtopics: religious motives for the crusades, political motives for the crusades, the knights and the crusades, the first crusade, louis vii, conrad iii and the second crusade, the troubled leadership of the third crusade, geography and economy of outremer, defence of the crusader states, the government of the crusader states, muslim political and religious divisions, the growth of muslim power, 1144–69, the power of saladin, 1169–92, innocent iii's plans for the fourth crusade, the size and leadership of the crusading forces, venice and the doge enrico dandolo and prince alexius and the sack of constantinople. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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